Women’s Basketball Notebook

Multi-sport athletes join squad

Two multi-sport athletes have joined the women’s
basketball squad since their respective fall sport’s seasons
ended.

Porter, an All-American volleyball player for UCLA who also
competes in the triple jump for the track team, has quickly become
a Pauley fan favorite due to her incredible athleticism and
tenacious shot swatting tendencies.

Freshman Whitney Jones, a starting midfielder for the soccer
team, joined women’s basketball during the break after the
women’s soccer team was defeated in the championship game by
North Carolina.

Both Porter and Jones should improve on the floor in the coming
weeks as they become accustomed to their new teammates and the
offense.

Two players off the team

UCLA head coach Kathy Olivier announced during the break that
neither sophomore Nicole Kaczmarski nor sophomore LaCresha
Flannigan will be returning to the Bruin squad this season.

Kaczmarski, an All-Pac-10 player and one of the most highly
touted guards in the country, had not played this season while she
recuperated from a foot injury suffered during the summer. She
wants to transfer to an east coast college so she can live closer
to home in New York.

Flannigan, an All-Pac-10 guard, was academically ineligible to
play this season. Her status has not been officially decided, but
it is likely that she has played her last game for the Bruins.

Stealing the momentum

One bright spot for the Bruins this season is their trapping
defense. The team is leading the Pac-10 in steals with 11.38 per
game. Junior Michelle Greco paces the Bruins with 2.16 per
game.

Notes compiled by Scott Schultz, Daily Bruin Contributor.